South West Lord-Lieutenants receive New Year’s Honours

Two Lord-Lieutenants from the South West of England have received New Year’s Honours for 2014.

The Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Lady Elizabeth Gass is now a Dame Commander of the Victorian Order and wishes to be known from now on as Lady Gass DCVO.

Lord-Lieutenant Lady Elizabeth Gass DCVO

Dorset’s Lord-Lieutenant, Mrs Anthony Pitt-Rivers, also received New Year’s honours and has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

Lady Gass commented: “I feel very honoured to have been given the award and it has been very interesting and enjoyable to act as Somerset’s Lord-Lieutenant over the years.

“I hope to continue meeting a wide variety of interesting people and organisations in the county as the region’s Lord-Lieutenant because I enjoy the role and I am very honoured to have been recognised for the work I do in the county of Somerset.”

Brigadier Tony Dalby-Welsh, Chief Executive of the Wessex Reserve Forces & Cadets Association said: “We are delighted to hear that two Lord-Lieutenants from the Wessex region have been recognised in the 2014 New Year’s Honours list.

“The two Lord-Lieutenants work extremely hard within their counties to support the local communities and are especially supportive of both Reserve Forces and Cadets within their local regions.”